Back in the fall I began this ramped craze of making 24 handmade ornaments. Well, this little piece above was the driven force behind the madness and I am finally happy to say it’s complete!{Of course in the end I didn’t even end up using many of the ornaments I created, but I will be using them for pretty packages this season}{photo credit: Pottery Barn}
The inspiration came from this picture that has been in my inspiration file from Pottery Barn. I am not sure if they ever sold this piece or if it was just used as a photo prop – but I love it all the same.
I began with an old frame I have had for years. It was purchased from a thrift without any glass or backing but I loved the size and details. I gave it a good coat of Krylon Brushed Metallic Caramel Latte. {love this luxurious color – it is simply stunning [like gold, nickel and caramel all in one] and I can easily say one of my new favorites!}
I cut a piece of scrap plywood to perfectly fit inside the frame with a jig saw. The wood was sprayed with Krylon Easy Tac Spray Adhesive and covered withOsnaburg Natural fabric {another favorite}.

The board was then placed back into the frame and secured with the original nails. {it took a little help from my needle nose pliers and hammer – but worked perfectly}

The ends were pull taut to the back of the board and held in place with Gorilla Tape.

The large tags were created and cut with my Silhouette Digital Cutter using the Simple Tags Shape from the online store {simple_tags_C00079_23067}. These were simply cut from kraft cardstock.

The smaller tags were also created with the Silhouette; I made a template with the Banner Flag Shape {6_banner_flag_set_C00684_20509} so I was able to print the numbers with my printer then let the machine do the rest and perfectly cut them out.

A t-square was used to align and even space the tags.

I used decorative upholstery tacks to attach the tags to the inset board. They are partially nailed in – just enough to stay put, yet long enough to hold the ornaments.

I used a mixed of handmade and special ornaments to hang this year. All pretty neutral with some silver, bronze and a touch of gold.

I can see this being a pretty neat yearly tradition; making twenty four handmade ornaments with my little guy each year, have them ready by the first of December to hang and countdown. { the santa letter holder tutorial found here}
It’s new home is in our entry way – I place a tall slender tree along side so each night before bed we can countdown the days and move an ornament from the frame to the tree.

I’m still working on this vignette ~ I have one more little project to finish which I’ll post a little later this week. {the faux mercury glass ornaments made last week can be found here}
I have a couple fabulous giveaways planned for this week – the first one will be up tomorrow morning ~ I am so excited to share!

Oh i adore it!! Nice work Stephanie! My wheels are turning for making one next year 🙂 And my 2 favorites would have to be the Santa letter capsule, and the ball of yarn. I bet you’re having fun putting them on your tree!

Needless to say, yours is so much more special! It is gorgeous and not only did you do this amazing project but I love the idea of moving one ornament to the tree each night! You have outdone yourself and that’s saying something!

Looks gorgeous! I think it is more along the lines of what I had in mind for mine! I LOVE the frame…think it adds a lot…im hoping to add that to mine next year. I think if I give myself enough time, a little advent makeover could go a long way!

I agree, yours is much nicer! This will be a great tradition to start with my grandchildren- as soon as I get some – grandchildren that is! That being said, I should have plenty of time to get one made and have ready! Thanks for sharing.

Absolutely gorgeous. Sometimes I am in awe of brilliance…this is one of those times…I LOVE it! (and very well will be copying this idea for next year.) Annnnd, I’ve GOT to get a shilhouette! Thanks so much for linking to the Christmas Challenge; I truly appreciate it!! -shaunna 🙂 (how am I brand new to your beautiful blog?? love it!)

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